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The purpose of this essay is to examine CKDu’s case defi nition(s), epidemiology and causal hypotheses in reports of CKDu epidemics in agricultural communities globally.

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In recent years, Central America, Egypt, India and Sri Lanka have reported a high prevalence of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in agricultural communities, predominantly among male farmworkers. This essay examines the disease’s case definitions, epidemiology (disease burden, demographics, associated risk factors) and causal hypotheses, by reviewing published findings from El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Sri Lanka, Egypt and India.

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